Answer
$x=9$
Work Step by Step
$\sqrt x-5=-2$
$\sqrt x=3$
$(\sqrt x)^2=3^2$
$x=9$
Check:
$\sqrt x-5=-2$
$\sqrt 9 -5=-2$
$3-5=-2$
Algebra 1: Common Core (15th Edition)
by Charles, Randall I.
Published by
Prentice Hall
ISBN 10:
0133281140
ISBN 13:
978-0-13328-114-9
Chapter 10 - Radical Expressions and Equations - 10-4 Solving Radical Equations - Got It? - Page 633: 1
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